Telegram-herald., 1887-12-04

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talsase The ouEiook Is bot plsa.@as.
Hsraflo spFsxas claims " be the olizst
r1irsd S1ztss coasll as far a. issgtn 81 sss-
vice y eoneefasd IA waS appointed - To
cozsulate al Gihrsltzr foFty-ens years ago
Euzens Fiald. ths western hHaaoriss. came
into = fsr1ufss of sge0os ca stt-iaing ia na~-
fsrisy. and spsaf ra1 bal2 q q IA a tour of
Earo1e. e NV gets sioo week GA = Chi
eago neNspaeef.
NJ GIalistons Is feeling the effects Of the
remarkably cold aad vet weather h Eng
lana his taroat and broaekizl tusas are
k.s weakest sEots, aEa Il = sala thas be VIII
son a. 70 the souEh q kraaess as hs a-d II
January, las.
"Plunssf" Walton, Who was once a Tsronii-
nsnt axurs on tas American turf has been
hxing quietly ia Phlladsiphia for two years
past OEcs ia a nAlls hs le4yss that city
Tor q little sxcitanenE Hs looks prosperous
and happy
Dr. Edward Egxlesf0a. whose novel, The
I 6sraysoas. : nO2 Fafaing Ia The Centary,
was reosntiy appeaiad - by the editor of an
I Iowa nlaxazins u declare what sentence IN
al his writings had pleased him most La
answer be sent simply the word 'hnis-"
Senator Stanford, Of Cahfornis. IS reputed
F 70 have more money invested IN horsenesh
than any Other NAN IN the coslnrry His
Z stables al Pzlo Alto cover ten acres and con
L tain 500 horses. which are cared for BY 80
attendants. Some Of bis racers are valued -
( high a. $1,000
J. NJ Bailey, The Dsnbury News humoriss,
SAYS that Mr.. Bailey is not the mental wreck
thst current story states her 70 he, and con-
sequentiy be Is rot figuring in any heroic
lght She is IN excellent health, mentally
and physically, and he says that he Is a very
ordinary sort Of husband
On pleasant mornings Gen. Sheridan's four
{ children accompany kin 10 his Office az the
war department, Washington. The quartet
OF little girls wear scaTiet dresses, wraps and
hats, and thus dressed alike in costume az
striking as il IS becoming they fern a most
interesting escort 70 the famous warrior.
w. s Gilbert. the famous English hbret-
tist, has curious habit when he is wTitin :
his comic operas. While at bis desk he often
turns from his writing 70 sketch caricatures.
! 4 1t quAAUb ptCtdIsE &c tsSta~S
his imaginative powers and often suggest
new and striking trains Of thought which
have important effects on his libretto.
Sir Richard Burton of England, the well
known traveller, at the age OF Is finds him
self physical wreck. IL Is strange that he
has made SO good fight against old age. lie
has been a tremendous worker and an untir-
ing student all his life. His learning is vast
and varied His rather improper translation
of The Arabian Nights has paid him about
S45, 600
Little Jossf Hofrnann, the marvellous boy
pianist, who is now on his way hither, ap-
pears 10 bs something OF misogynist. lie
was recently invited TO soiree at the man
sion OF ricn manufacturer at Hull, Eng
land 81 wont GO" he said why notf
Because there are too many ladies in Eng
lish houses They cut locks from my hair
make me write my name in their albums, and
are continually kissing me. l hate all that
IL annoys me-"
At the Baptist congress in indianapolis the
other day, Robert j. Burdette, the humorist
spoke about the alleged tendency Of the daily
newspapers 20 enlarge on the worse side o
human nature and to say little about tn.
better. He admitted there was some truth
IN the charge, but defended the practice by
saying that il newspapers should make it q
practice to record only the good deeds o
men, ths editorial sanctums would be be
siegsd by men claiming to have lived sanity
lives and demanding 20 be written up y
course this statement was only a humorou
e1aggsration, but the brethren smiled a
though there might be something in it.
A man Of scholarly appearance, with
|, stylish alligator skin gripsack in one han,
and a magazine in the other, stood for som
moments the other day watching with-ev
dent amazernent and admiration the Brook
lyn bridge from near Peck slip. He wa
. President Seslye, Of Smith college, Northamp
. ton, By many regarded as the most polishe'
, and eloquent pulpit orator in New England
He was smooth shsvcn, except that heav,
growth OF beard was permitted 10 cover hi
throat That suggests the reason why he
seldom heard in the pulpit. His voice, ono
singularly clear and sweet toned, has prscti
cally failed him for public speaking.